Hi all,
My name is Jason, I am brand new to these forums and am excited to be part of this community. Three years ago, my father lost his battle with lung cancer. Five months before his passing, I graduated from college and relocated from Las Vegas to San Jose in order to join Teach for America’s Bay Area Corps and begin a new chapter in my life. At the time, my family thought my father would make a recovery but his condition became progressively worse. In the months that followed, it became clear that my father would not be able to survive his final bout with the disease.
It brought me a lot of grief knowing that I was removed from the day to day happenings back home. Each day that my father’s condition deteriorated, my guilt grew for how little I could do from my new home 500 miles away.
I know that I can’t go back in time and change the way everything played out. And I know that even if I could, my father wouldn’t have wanted me too – he was way too thrilled about my new adventure in the Golden State to see me give it up on account of his illness. Yet I yearn to do something more.
When I found LUNGevity online, I was in awe of the work that they’ve done in the battle against lung cancer. I looked for ways to get involved in my area. Upon seeing that no events were being held in the Bay Area, I was compelled to start my own.
So this past week, I began organizing a fundraising walk for LUNGevity in San Jose (Breathe Deep – San Jose), and I could use your help.
Currently, I am in the process of assembling a planning committee to help with the organization of the event and am searching for individuals who are interested in being part of the committee. We would meet monthly to discuss the planning of the event, and certain committee members will also (if interested) be assigned to chair a subcommittee on fundraising, sponsorship, logistics, communications, or volunteering. It will take some time and a lot of commitment, but there is no doubt that the effort put forth by those on this committee will be vital in the success of our event.
If you or someone you know lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and might be interested in being part of the planning committee, please e-mail me at fromoltzjp@gmail.com or respond to this post.
Thanks,
Jason
